Seriously, what in God's name is going on in the NHL the last couple of weeks?
There was this:
We get it Ovie, you're "intense." Let's take it down a smidge and leave everybody walking, mm'kay? But it's like Bruce Boudreau said (sort of, I'm paraphrasing a little), "How do you tell a guy who scores 60 goals a year he has to change his game?"
...And then there was this:
Now, I know Ballard was just having a minor rage issue on his stick, and I know there wasn't any intent, but it seems to me if you hurt a player because you're swinging your stick in anger, then maybe you should be forced to take a bit of a time-out...for a game. Just one game, but still, a game. Although this isn't the first time the NHL has seen someone with the last name of Ballard do something detrimental to the team, right Toronto?
...And there was this...
Yeah...I don't even know what to say about this. Maybe Phil's all pissed off about being on a team in last place in their division after deciding not to sign with the Bruins, who are in first.
...And then we'll top that off with a little MMA-style shenanigans by Kevin Bieksa.
C'mon! Bieksa starts the fight off with a Superman Punch? Two words: Bad. Ass.
And who the hell is this guy?
Matt Moulson seems to have come out of nowhere this season and given the Islanders a scoring threat of some sort to help out John Tavares. The unfortunate thing about all this is the crappy beer-puns, as demonstrate by the awesome voice-over done by the shmuck on this video clip.
It has been a pretty strange season so far, with an absurd amount of injuries and freak occurrences. Ask Milan Lucic. First he trashes his index finger throwing a body-check, then he comes back and after a few (awesome) games catches his skate in a rut and gets a high ankle-sprain, knocking him out another 4-6 weeks.
Then there's the curious case of the Phoenix Coyotes. Not all of that Jim Balsille (or however-the-hell you spell his name) crap, but the fact that once they don't have one of the greatest players of all time at the reins, they have a winning record and are 6th in the Western Conference.
Could somebody also explain to me how long someone is allowed to celebrate the centennial anniversary of their existence? And then could they go and tell the Montreal Canadiens? I thought they took care of all that last year. I guess they wanted to try again on a season that didn't end with them getting swept by the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs.
Anyway, hockey is good again, and it makes me happy. Happier than a well-landed Superman punch. Seriously...that's just awesome.
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